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The Seven Minute Scribble 7th Grade English Language Arts

Directions 1. Label your composition notebook with your first name, last name and block

number. Example: John Doe

Block 4

2. On the very first page of your, label your lined paper “English Class Notes”

3. Flip your notebook over and upside down so that you are open to the very last page upside down. Label that page “Seven Minute Scribble”

Your English class notes will ALWAYS go in the front of your notebook and your seven minute scribbles will always go in the BACK to keep them separate.

Entry Expectations Requirements: 1. At least a half a page of your own writing2. Please write neatly 3. This is an independent, silent activity to focus on your own ideas 4. Goal- write for 7 minutes 5. Be creative6. Have fun! 7. 5 points each entry

★ Absent: if you miss an entry, you are responsible for making it up.

Journal Prompt #1 September 6, 2017

The Best Thing I Did This Summer...

The Best Thing I Did This Summer Was… (you are answering this today)

● Remember to answer this in complete sentences. ● Use details to explain (paint a picture in the reader’s mind) ● Don’t know how to spell something? Use dictionaries.

● You will be writing for a full 7 minutes. If you finish, keep writing. There is always plenty to say....○ Do NOT just list things you did, consider who you were with, why you were there, what you

were doing, when, and where. ○ How did it make you feel? Why is this a memorable moment?


A Letter to a Wealthy Donor...

A wealthy donor plans to build a new facility that will benefit young people in your area. It could be a swimming pool, a theater, a skateboard park, an art school, or any other facility that would provide young people with constructive ways to spend their time. The donor is not sure what kind of facility would be most useful.

Write a letter to the donor in which you identify the type of facility you would like to have built, and persuade her that it is the best choice.

Be sure to support your opinion with convincing reasons and evidence.


A Dinner Party...You are granted a wish to have a dinner party with any five people you want (dead or alive).

Who would you invite (five people only)?

Why would you invite each person?

What would you serve?

How would you entertain your guests?

Where would you have it? (Anywhere in the universe and during any time period)


Invisible Self…

What would you do if you woke up one morning to find yourself invisible?


Garlic-Flavored Chewing Gum...

Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavored chewing gum.


The Future...

What things will people in the future say about how we live now? (Examples: They ate that?

They believed that?)


New Holiday...

Create a brand new holiday with its own traditions, rituals, foods, and activities.


10 Places...

List 10 places in the world that you would most like to visit, 10 places you’ve been, and 10 places you would never want

to go.

Explain why you would want to or not go to a certain place.


TV Star...

You get to guest star on a TV show. What show is it? What happens in this particular episode?


Short Story Combo...Pick one from each list to make a creature and animal combination. Now write a short story or scene in which this creature appears.

List 1 List 2Vampire porcupine

Ninja armadillo

Zombie pig

Pirate goat

Mummy lobster

Clown possum

Banshee shark

Unicorn moray eel

journal Prompt #12 September 28, 2017

Robot At Your Service...

Imagine a future in which we each have a personalized robot servant. What would yours be like? What would it do? What

features would it have?


A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what picture(s) would best represent you? Draw images on the page today that represent

who you are.

Things to consider: where you live, what you believe in, your age, your personality, your talents, your skills, your fears, your hopes

and dreams, what is important to you.

Journal Prompt #14 October 2, 2017

Road Trip...

What road-trip would you take if you suddenly could? Write about it.


A Summer Day...

Tell this story: “Well, I thought it was going to be a regular summer doing all our regular things…” (All stories start with this sentence)

(Can be made-up or have really happened!)


Survivor Imagine that the whole world lost all electricity, water (in your house), and gas

for a month without any time to prepare. Write about how your life would change and how you would survive.


Enemies...

Write about someone who has no enemies. Is it even possible?


Three Things...Maya Angelou said “I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a

person by the way s/he handles these three things: 1. a rainy day2. lost luggage

3. and tangled Christmas tree lights.” Tell a story in which a character has to deal with one, two, or all

three of these scenarios. How does your character respond?


Honesty the Best Policy?

Can honesty honestly be bad? Why or why not?


Advice...

Write about the best piece of advice you ever received.


Creative Design


Fairy Tale

Think about your favorite fairy tale from your childhood.

Change the ending to it!


Invent a Monster...

Invent a monster and describe it. Tell where it lives, what it eats, and what it does.


Game….


Silver Lining...

Write about something ugly — war, fear, hate,

or cruelty–but find the beauty (silver lining) in it

or something good that comes out of it.


3 Items...Write a story in which these three items appear:

A candle An umbrella A piece of cheese


What happens next?

He turned the key in the lock and

opened the door. To his horror, he

saw…


New technology...

Design a new technology that people might use in the future.

Consider: What is the technology used for? Why should people use it?


Bucket List...

Make a bucket list (a list of things you want to do before you die.)

Journal Prompt #30 October 27, 2017 Alien...

An alien is visiting Earth for the first time and has never heard of school.

How would you explain school to an alien?

What is its purpose?

What does education mean in our society?

Journal Prompt #31 November 1, 2017

Childhood Toy...

Write about your favorite childhood toy.


5 Years...

Finish this thought….

Five years from now, I will be...


Choices...

Write about a time in your life when you struggled with a choice and made the

right one.


Yesterday or Today...

Imagine you were given a time machine to either go into the future or into the past. Which would you pick and why?


List...

Compile a list of words that describe you as a child. Compile a second list that describes you as you are now.

How are these lists the same? How are they different?


Ruler...

If you were ruler of the world, what things would you banish absolutely for all time (rain

on weekends, eggplant, and so forth)? Make a list. Use your imagination.


Canadian ShieldHere is a picture of the Canadian Shield. Think back to yesterday’s

lesson. Do you think you’d be able to survive

in this location? What would you need in order to

survive here? What possible dangers could there

be? What skills would you need in order

to survive in this environment?


$100,000...

If you had $100,000, how would you spend it?


Accomplishment

What do you consider your greatest accomplishment to

date and why?

Journal Prompt #40 December 4, 2017

Change...

If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? Why would you make this

change?

Journal Prompt #41 January 3, 2018

Winter Break...

What was your favorite part of break?

What did you do?


Trend...

What current trends do you like or dislike? Why?

It could be in fashion, hairstyles, music, etc.


This or That...

You can only keep ONE thing on this list, what do you keep and why?

Netflix, hulu, amazon, snapchat, instagram, youtube, tumblr, facetime


One Thing...

What is one thing that you wish more people knew about you?


War

When is war okay (if it is)? What is worth fighting or even dying for?


Everything

Did you ever know someone who had “everything?”


Graduation Day...

Write a letter to yourself on the day of your senior graduation from high school. What do you want your older self to remember about

yourself in middle school?

Journal Prompt #48 February 5, 2018

Scariest Moment...

What is the scariest moment you have ever been through? How did it change you?


Promise….

Did you ever break a promise? What happened?

If not, what happened when someone broke a promise to you?


Looking Forward...

What is one or two things you are looking forward to?

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